Vladikavkazsky okrug
# Vladikavkazsky okrug

The Vladikavkazsky okrug was a district (okrug) of the Terek Oblast of the Caucasus Viceroyalty of the Russian Empire. The area of the Vladikavkazsky okrug made up part of the North Caucasian Federal District of Russia. The district was eponymously named for its administrative centre, Vladikavkaz.

## Administrative divisions

The subcounties (uchastoks) of the Vladikavkazsky okrug were as follows:

| Name | 1912 population |
| - | - |
| 1-y uchastok (1-й участокъ) | 26,460 |
| 2-y uchastok (2-й участокъ) | 25,632 |
| 3-y uchastok (3-й участокъ) | 61,047 |

## Demographics

### Russian Empire Census

According to the Russian Empire Census, the Vladikavkazsky okrug had a population of 134,947 on 28 January [O.S. 15 January] 1897, including 70,514 men and 64,433 women. The majority of the population indicated Ossetian to be their mother tongue, with a significant Russian speaking minority.

Linguistic composition of the Vladikavkazsky okrug in 1897 :

| Language | Native speakers | % |
| - | - | - |
| Ossetian | 88,265 | 65.41 |
| Russian | 31,205 | 23.12 |
| Georgian | 3,298 | 2.44 |
| Armenian | 2,093 | 1.55 |
| German | 1,673 | 1.24 |
| Polish | 1,511 | 1.12 |
| Ukrainian | 1,439 | 1.07 |
| Jewish | 1,059 | 0.78 |
| Persian | 822 | 0.61 |
| Ingush | 733 | 0.54 |
| Imeretian | 643 | 0.48 |
| Greek | 502 | 0.37 |
| Tatar | 366 | 0.27 |
| Lithuanian | 213 | 0.16 |
| Kumyk | 160 | 0.12 |
| Kazi-Kumukh | 121 | 0.09 |
| Kabardian | 109 | 0.08 |
| Chechen | 93 | 0.07 |
| Dargin | 57 | 0.04 |
| Romanian | 55 | 0.04 |
| Avar-Andean | 50 | 0.04 |
| Circassian | 46 | 0.03 |
| Belarusian | 41 | 0.03 |
| Bashkir | 32 | 0.02 |
| Nogai | 6 | 0.00 |
| Romani | 3 | 0.00 |
| Turkmen | 3 | 0.00 |
| Karachay | 2 | 0.00 |
| Kalmyk | 1 | 0.00 |
| Other | 346 | 0.26 |
| TOTAL | 134,947 | 100.00 |

### Kavkazskiy kalendar

According to the 1917 publication of Kavkazskiy kalendar, the Vladikavkazsky okrug had a population of 207,742 on 14 January [O.S. 1 January] 1916, including 106,645 men and 101,097 women, 160,280 of whom were the permanent population, and 47,462 were temporary residents:

| Nationality | Urban | Urban | Rural | Rural | TOTAL | TOTAL |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nationality | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % |
| North Caucasians | 8,539 | 11.66 | 129,632 | 96.38 | 138,171 | 66.51 |
| Russians | 46,876 | 64.00 | 1,912 | 1.42 | 48,788 | 23.48 |
| Armenians | 8,326 | 11.37 | 60 | 0.04 | 8,386 | 4.04 |
| Other Europeans | 6,139 | 8.38 | 1,221 | 0.91 | 7,360 | 3.54 |
| Shia Muslims | 2,463 | 3.36 | 0 | 0.00 | 2,463 | 1.19 |
| Georgians | 0 | 0.00 | 1,674 | 1.24 | 1,674 | 0.81 |
| Jews | 798 | 1.09 | 0 | 0.00 | 798 | 0.38 |
| Roma | 102 | 0.14 | 0 | 0.00 | 102 | 0.05 |
| TOTAL | 73,243 | 100.00 | 134,499 | 100.00 | 207,742 | 100.00 |
